The High Court has convicted two teens for the murder of a 10-year-old boy in Kasoa, a case that has captivated the country since its inception in 2021.
The crime, committed in 2021, took three years to complete.
The High Court issued the final conviction, condemning the second accused, Nicholas Kini, who was 18 at the time of the crime, to life imprisonment. Meanwhile, the first accused, who was 15 years old at the time of the crime, has been referred to juvenile court for sentencing because the High Court does not have power to sentence minors. The murder was the result of a misguided attempt to gain fortune through ritualistic means. During the investigation, the first accused admitted to having been influenced by a video of a spiritualist, who promised riches in exchange for GH¢5,000 and human blood. The teenage admitted to contacting Nicholas Kini to carry out the plot, which resulted in the gruesome death of the young kid.
The two adolescents tricked Ishmael into going to an unfinished building on the guise of gifting him a video game.